This past week has been affected by wheezing chest & upset tummy, which has had an affect upon several activities, for better, or worse.
- Went off to Hendry's for a BikeFit & then did the usual - got there & stood around for twenty minutes, before turning back & going home. Found out that the tunnel under Barwon Heads Road has been finished - suspect it will be a foldable location, however? After the last interaction, I even checked emails prior to departure, but there was nothing there, so headed off. The next day an email was received, apologising & offering a reason - also an upset tummy. So that (& the derision of the coffee crew) led me to email back to ask if we could try again;
- With my current financial constraints/situation, as well as the motivation of my anniversary, I got in touch with the bank re. the mortgage. Initially, I was going to go in, which would have involved a train to Wyndham Vale & then a bus into Werribee - an effort, but apparently what I have to do! Anyway, due to upset tummy, phoned to postpone until another time. Later in the week, thought that most of the queries could be addressed over the phone? Rang & spoke to Satish, who apologised that was just entering a meeting, took note of my queries, e.g. what could be done re. package cost, what options were available as alternatives and/or a better rate) & said that I would be contacted that afternoon. Which did not happen. Instead, I got signed up to some spam email & got a SMS (at 1753), saying that I would be contacted 11/04 AM to discuss. Spoiler alert - that did not happen either;
- Also had a request from CLK to come in & give feedback on their communication efforts. Could not get to that, so had to send apologies. Interestingly enough, when invited, I was informed that it was too late to send me a confirmation by post & yet they were able to do all that by SMS. To be fair, despite the offer of a $100 food voucher, I am unsure if I could have provided any useful feedback. Also, was very concerned re. the privacy considerations;
- For the past six (6) weeks, I have been lodging a six (6) game lotto entry, costing $5. This week, I went to check on the entries & found that I had accumulated winnings of $32.95 - that is (almost) 10% dividend, over the six (6) weeks! Which is certainly not a bad return, but I do not feel that I could comfortably rely on that return with any consistency;
- Being sick did, however, allow me to settle in & watch the Paris-Roubaix races - women one night & the men the next night. Also, because it was Easter, there was no need to worry about how late it went. Also bought a leg of lamb to do on the fire out the back, for Easter Sunday, but the day was very drizzly, so ended up doing it in the pot in the oven - this also was not the day to have washed my jeans! Although, this did allow me to put the fire on & curl up to watch the men's race. Highlights were so many women having to stop to push their bikes over the final climb & then a Canadian won. With the men, the two main ones were Philipsen & van de Poel 'ganging up' on Dekenkolb, causing him to crash & when Gee rode through Arenberg, then the wheel started wobbling, followed by the tyre going one way, the tube another & then the wheel (effectively) just folded in on itself; and,
- Got some money, so went shopping! Bought the Levi's 511s that I had been thinking about, a pair of track pants, to wear as PJs & lashed out on a bottle of whisky.
In all, it has been an interesting week, with highs & lows - I guess that means that I need to just keep on going, without concern about what has been missed & focussing on what has been gained?
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